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Paucituberculata
Taxonomy
Paucituberculata was named by Ameghino (1894). It is extant.
It was reranked as the suborder Paucituberculata by Ameghino (1897), Gregory (1910) and Ladaveze and Muizon (2010).
It was assigned to Plagiaulacoidea by Ameghino (1897); to Marsupialia by Gregory (1910); to Metatheria by Nowak (1991); to Ameridelphia by Springer et al. (1994) and Phillips et al. (2001); to Ameridelphia by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); to Mammalia by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Marsupialia by Goin and Candela (1998) and Goin et al. (2009); to Australidelphia by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); to Marsupialia by Kramarz et al. (2010); to Marsupialia by Oliveira and Goin (2011); and to Marsupialia by Rae and Bown (1996) and Engelman et al. (2017).
It was reranked as the suborder Paucituberculata by Ameghino (1897), Gregory (1910) and Ladaveze and Muizon (2010).
It was assigned to Plagiaulacoidea by Ameghino (1897); to Marsupialia by Gregory (1910); to Metatheria by Nowak (1991); to Ameridelphia by Springer et al. (1994) and Phillips et al. (2001); to Ameridelphia by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); to Mammalia by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Marsupialia by Goin and Candela (1998) and Goin et al. (2009); to Australidelphia by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); to Marsupialia by Kramarz et al. (2010); to Marsupialia by Oliveira and Goin (2011); and to Marsupialia by Rae and Bown (1996) and Engelman et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1894 | Paucituberculata Ameghino p. 76 |
| 1897 | Paucituberculata Ameghino p. 499 |
| 1910 | Paucituberculata Gregory p. 464 |
| 1991 | Paucituberculata Nowak |
| 1994 | Paucituberculata Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1996 | Paucituberculata Rae and Bown |
| 1998 | Paucituberculata Goin and Candela |
| 2001 | Paucituberculata Phillips et al. p. 1538 |
| 2004 | Paucituberculata Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 461-462 |
| 2005 | Paucituberculata Wilson and Reeder |
| 2009 | Paucituberculata Goin et al. |
| 2010 | Paucituberculata Kramarz et al. |
| 2010 | Paucituberculata Ladaveze and Muizon |
| 2011 | Paucituberculata Oliveira and Goin |
| 2017 | Paucituberculata Engelman et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Paucituberculata Ameghino 1894
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G. †Bardalestes Goin et al. 2009
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†Bardalestes hunco Goin et al. 2009
Invalid names: Dracolestes Goin et al. 2009 [nomen nudum]
Superfm. Caenolestoidea
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Fm. Caenolestidae Trouessart 1898
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G. Caenolestes Thomas 1895 [common shrew opossum]
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Caenolestes caniventer Anthony 1921
Caenolestes condorensis Albuja Viteri and Patterson 1996
Caenolestes convelatus Anthony 1924
Caenolestes sangay Ojala-Barbour et al. 2013
Caenolestes tatei Anthony 1923
Invalid names: Hyracodon Tomes 1863 [synonym]
Subfm. Caenolestinae Trouessart 1898
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Invalid names: Garzonidae Ameghino 1891 [invalid subgroup], Pichipilini Marshall 1980 [empty]
G. †Eomannodon Ameghino 1902
G. †Perulestes Goin and Candela 2004
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†Perulestes cardichi Goin and Candela 2004
†Perulestes fraileyi Goin and Candela 2004
G. †Stilotherium Ameghino 1887
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†Stilotherium dissimile Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Garzonia annectens Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Garzonia captiva Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Garzonia minima Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Garzonia typica Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Halmarhiphus nanus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Pichipilus exilis Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
†Stilotherium parvum Abello et al. 2021
†Stilotherium typicum Reig 1955
Invalid names: Garzonia Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Halmarhiphus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Parhalmarhiphus Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Epanorthidae Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
Superfm. †Palaeothentoidea Goin et al. 2009
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Fm. †Abderitidae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Abderites Ameghino 1887
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†Abderites aisenense Abello and Rubilar-Rogers 2012
†Abderites crispus Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Abderites crispulus Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Parabderites invelatus Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
†Abderites meridionalis Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Abderites crasignathus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Abderites serratus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Abderites tenuissimus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
†Abderites pristinus Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Homunculites Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
G. †Pitheculites Ameghino 1901
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†Pitheculites ipururensis Stutz et al. 2022
†Pitheculites minimus Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Eomannodon multitubergulatus Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Micrabderites williamsi Simpson 1932 [synonym]
†Pitheculites rothi Marshall 1990
Invalid names: Micrabderites Simpson 1932 [synonym]
Invalid names: Abderitini Marshall 1980 [empty], Parabderitini Marshall 1980 [empty]
Fm. †Palaeothentidae Sinclair 1906
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Subfm. †Acdestinae Bown and Fleagle 1993
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G. †Acdestis Ameghino 1887
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†Acdestis elatus Ameghino 1891
†Acdestis lemairei Bown and Fleagle 1993
†Acdestis maddeni Goin et al. 2003
†Acdestis oweni Ameghino 1887
†Acdestis parvus Ameghino 1891
†Acdestis spegazzinii Ameghino 1890
G. †Antawallathentes Rincón et al. 2015
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†Antawallathentes illimani Rincón et al. 2015
†Antawallathentes quinzacruza Rincón et al. 2015
Subfm. †Decastinae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Metriodromus Ameghino 1894
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†Metriodromus arenarus Ameghino 1894
†Metriodromus spectans Ameghino 1894
G. †Palaeothentes Ameghino 1887
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†Palaeothentes aratae Moreno 1882
†Palaeothentes boliviensis Patterson and Marshall 1978
†Palaeothentes intermedius Ameghino 1887
†Palaeothentes lemoinei Ameghino 1887
†Palaeothentes marshalli Bown and Fleagle 1993
†Palaeothentes migueli Bown and Fleagle 1993
†Palaeothentes minutus Ameghino 1887
†Palaeothentes pachygnathus Ameghino 1887
†Palaeothentes pascuali Bown and Fleagle 1993
†Palaeothentes pressiforatus Ameghino 1887
†Palaeothentes primus Ameghino 1902
†Palaeothentes relictus Engelman et al. 2017
†Palaeothentes serratus Engelman et al. 2017
†Palaeothentes smeti Flynn et al. 2002
Subfm. †Palaeothentinae
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G. †Propalaeothentes Bown and Fleagle 1993
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†Propalaeothentes hatcheri Bown and Fleagle 1993
†Propalaeothentes lepidus Bown and Fleagle 1993
G. †Parabderites Ameghino 1902
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†Parabderites bicrispatus Ameghino 1902
†Parabderites minusculus Ameghino 1902
Fm. †Pichipilidae Marshall 1980
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G. †Pichipilus Ameghino 1890
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†Pichipilus centinelus Marshall and Pascual 1977
†Pichipilus halleuxi Marshall 1990
†Pichipilus osborni Ameghino 1890
†Pichipilus riggsi Simpson 1932
Invalid names: Caroloameghinioidea Ameghino 1901 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Montehermosan or 55.80000 to 3.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma
Collections (92 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | Argentina (Chubut) | Bardalestes sp. (133040) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Paucituberculata indet., Riolestes capricornicus (118314) | |
| Lutetian | Argentina (Chubut) | P. gen. et sp. nov. 5, P. gen. et sp. indet. B, Bardalestes hunco (133039) | |
| Bartonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Progarzonia notostylopense (13779) | |
| Bartonian | Brazil (Paraná) | Palaeothentoidea indet. (186567) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Pichipilidae n. gen. (225622) | |
| Priabonian - Rupelian | Peru (Loreto) | Perulestes sp. 1, Perulestes sp. 2, Sasawatsu sp. (144474) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Peru (San Martín) | Palaeothentinae indet. 1, Palaeothentoidea indet. non-Pichipilidae (225589) | |
| Tinguirirican | Argentina (Chubut) | Pichipilidae indet., Pilchenia antiqua (176200) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru | Palaeothentidae n. sp. C, Palaeothentidae n. sp. D, Palaeothentidae indet., Palaeothentoidea indet., Palaeothentoidea indet. non-pichipilxdae 2, Palaeothentoidea indet. Palaeothentidae + Abderitidae clade, Abderitidae indet. (199559) Palaeothentoidea indet. 1 (199563) | |
| Rupelian | Argentina (Chubut) | Palaeothentidae indet., Pichipilidae indet., Evolestes sp., Pilchenia intermedia, Trelewthentes rothi, Palaeothentes marshalli, Palaeothentes migueli (176201) | |
| Rupelian | Peru (Departamento de Ucayali) | Perulestes cardichi, Perulestes fraileyi, Sasawatsu mahaynaq (149523) | |
| Rupelian - Chattian | Peru | Palaeothentinae indet. 2, Perulestes sp. (199562) | |
| Rupelian - Chattian | Peru (Loreto) | Palaeothentoidea indet., Perulestes sp. (176129) | |
| Deseadan | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Palaeothentes boliviensis (50074) | |
| Deseadan | Bolivia (La Paz) | Antawallathentes illimani (174773) Antawallathentes quimsacruza (202144) Evolestes hadrommatos (133691) Palaeothentes boliviensis (14210) Palaeothentinae indet., Palaeothentes boliviensis (133596) | |
| Deseadan | Bolivia | Palaeothentinae indet., Palaeothentes boliviensis, Evolestes hadrommatos (95688) | |
| Deseadan | Argentina (Chubut) | Epanorthus chubutensis, Parabderites minusculus, Pilchenia lucina, Palaeothentes lucina, Palaeothentes chubutensis, Callomenus praecursor, Acdestodon bonapartei (14211) Halmarhiphus guaraniticus (176647) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Peru (Loreto) | Abderites sp., Abderites indet., Palaeothentidae indet. (176130) Caenolestidae indet., Abderites indet. (176147) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Peru | Paucituberculata indet. (176155) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Parabderites sp., Palaeothentes lemoinei (145899) | |
| Colhuehuapian | Peru | Caenolestidae indet. (176149) | |
| Colhuehuapian | Argentina (Chubut) | Gaimanlestes pascuali (27311) Palaeothentidae indet., Abderitidae indet. (176441) Parabderites bicrispatus, Stilotherium parvum, Caenolestoides miocaenicus (141368) Paucituberculata indet. (197191) | |
| Colhuehuapian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Abderites sp., Pitheculites sp. (89029) Palaeothentes sp. (89027) | |
| Burdigalian | Chile (Aisén) | Palaeothentes smeti, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus, Palaeothentes pascuali (71843) | |
| Burdigalian | Argentina (Chubut) | Abderites meridionalis, Palaeothentes minutus, Titanothentes sp. (176205) | |
| Burdigalian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Acdestis oweni (59319) Acdestis oweni, Palaeothentes minutus (59133) Acdestis oweni, Palaeothentes minutus, Acdestis lemairei (59321 59323) Acdestis oweni, Palaeothentes minutus, Propalaeothentes lepidus (59320) | |
| Santacrucian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Abderites meridionalis (27313) Abderites meridionalis, Acdestis oweni, Palaeothentes aratae, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Garzonia captiva, Phonocdromus gracilis, Stilotherium dissimile (176594) Abderites meridionalis, Acdestis oweni, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus (210638 210786) Abderites meridionalis, Acdestis oweni, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus, Phonocdromus gracilis, Stilotherium dissimile (176565) Abderites meridionalis, Palaeothentes aratae, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus, Pichipilus exilis, Garzonia typica, Garzonia minima, Phonocdromus gracilis, Garzonia annectens, Halmarhiphus nanus, Stilotherium dissimile, Palaeothentes pascuali, Acdestis owenii, Acdestis lemairei, Propalaeothentes lepidus (176570) Acdestis oweni (59332 176576 176580 176582) Acdestis oweni, Palaeothentes aratae, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus (176590) Acdestis oweni, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus, Acdestis lemairei, Propalaeothentes lepidus, Propalaeothentes hatcheri (144940) Acdestis oweni, Phonocdromus gracilis (87314) Acdestis owenii (176578) Palaeothentes aratae, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus, Acdestis owenii, Acdestis lemairei (176571) Palaeothentes aratae, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus, Palaeothentes pascuali, Acdestis owenii, Acdestis lemairei (176563) Palaeothentes aratae, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes minutus (176575) Palaeothentes lemoinei (176602) Palaeothentes lemoinei, Acdestis owenii, Propalaeothentes lepidus (59334) Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius (176566) Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Acdestis owenii (59333) Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes minutus (142533 210637 210787) Palaeothentes minutus (142529 176601) Palaeothentes sp. (176622 206243) Parabderites sp. (176596) | |
| Santacrucian | Chile | Pichipilinae indet. (103804) | |
| Santacrucian | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Palaeothentes lemoinei (207743) | |
| Santacrucian | Argentina (San Juan) | Palaeothentes sp. (197900) | |
| Santacrucian - Laventan | Chile (Bío Bío) | Abderitidae indet. (140105) | |
| Friasian | Chile (Aisén) | Abderites meridionalis, Palaeothentes lemoinei, Palaeothentes intermedius, Palaeothentes minutus, Pichipilus halleuxi, Pitheculites rothi, Parabderites bicrispatus (139845) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Argentina (Chubut) | Caenolestidae indet., Palaeothentes serratus (215594) Paucituberculata indet., Palaeothentes serratus (215595) | |
| Middle Miocene | Brazil (Acre) | Palaeothentinae indet. (232445) Palaeothentinae indet., Abderitidae indet. (232446) | |
| Colloncuran | Argentina (Neuquén) | Stilotherium dissimile (141175) | |
| Serravallian | Peru (San Martin) | Palaeothentes sp., Pitheculites ipururensis (230802) | |
| Laventan | Bolivia (Tarija) | Acdestis maddeni (133664) Caenolestidae indet. (38071) | |
| Laventan | Colombia | Pithiculites chenche (13750) | |
| Huayquerian | Argentina (La Pampa) | Pliolestes venetus (140925 151498 152066) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Pliolestes tripotamicus (191777) | |
| Zanclean | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Pliolestes tripotamicus (191776) | |
| Montehermosan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Pliolestes tripotamicus (140635) | |
| Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan | Bolivia (La Paz) | Caenolestidae indet. (70641) |